. >> reporter: a power surge knocked this refinery in torrence offline. conocophillips refinery says both ends of the state -- at both ends of the state are having maintenance. another is shut down because of safety problems. and the chevron richmond refinery hasn't recovered from the fire in august. the short supply is worse because of the strict pollution limits requiring a special blend of gas. >> when you can go one or two counties over it's 25 cents cheaper i don't buy it at all. >> reporter: aaa says it depends on the location and the overhead costs of the station as well as when an owner bought a particular supply. aaa also says this price spike is only a short term trend but drivers want off of the roller coaster. >> i hope we find some other way to get our oil. >> reporter: to find the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood, go to our website, cbssf.com/gas. in cupertino, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> it's not just gas prices on the rise. stocks are up today on word that the u.s. jobless rate dipped below 8% for the first time in nearly four years.